Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1898, Page 2

THE CLOSING HOURS| Marked by Disorder and Factional Ill Feeling in the House. MR. HANDY HAD A GRIEVANCE Tilt Between Chairman Cannon and Mr. Ball. THE MACE BROUGHT IN The “war Congress” bas closed. At 2 until the first Gclock the vession ciesed Menday in December, or until the Pres ident calls an extra session. It is probable that there will be an extra session of the Sénate called befcre the time for the meet- ing in regular session, for when peace fs cencluded =he Serate will have to ratify the y. It may be that there will be sion of the House, but that is rot expected. In the Senate Mr. Morgan ana Mr. 4 protested against adjourn- ment while the war is in progress, but very little s pathy was shown in the Sen- ate generally with the suggestion that Con- gress should continue to sit during the hot Gays of summer. It was felt by most men in Congress that the work of the session bad been properly performed. The Cuban resolutions, the declaration of war, the revenue bili and many war measures, and finally the annexation cf Hawaii, all ac- ccmplished im one session, was regarded as ecmpleting a record on which the country could look ‘vith satisfaction. Yet in ccn- nection wita this there has been much work done. ‘The calendars of both houses are unusuaily clear, and comparativeiy few important measures remain unacted upon. Th last Nour of the session in the House was marked by a play of small politics and childishness on the democratic side, under the direction of Mr. Handy of Deiaware. A few important matters that it had been de- signed should be disposed of during this last hour’ were hung up, while vote and yell calls were taken in an effort to ex- punge a part of the speech of Mr. Ray on the pension question, which some of the democrats objected to. ppeals by Mr. Cannon that itted to proce32 were owls of derision, wntil he raised his hand a nember, and was led away by one of his colleag’ at-arms had to ap preserve peace. Disorder and Factional Il-Feeling. hours of the session in the marked by disorder and fac- The trouble began early, ef Delaware charged Mr. York with having inserted in while the sergeant- es, Ray of New the ord remarks which Mr. Handy charged were not i on the floor of the Mr. ted that he had made the speech as printed, and by a ris- ing vote the.H si d Mr. Ray in refusing to expunge his remarks. ndy thereupon demanded a vote tarnon of the appropriations nauce Mr. Handy to and procesded to e hour remained of the ess was pend- democrats drowned his voice Mr. loud cries f¢ and Mr: the regular order. Ball of T during which t-arms appeared with the atter the crowd which was flock- 4 a roll call on Mr. Han- to strike out Ray's re- The House refused to expunge Mr. Ray's remarks. Handy’s Grievance. use of Mr. Handy's grievance ap- peared to be-a reference made by mr. Ray jay to Mr. Champ Clark of Missouri, evasion of truth ion, I insert the follow- en by a democratic member no, at the writing, had favorably report- hen a law by the the President. As the cases nieritorious, the committee is proud but must express its regret fi of the bills referred a gentleman whose mn direction indicate ndant of Ananias fully able and eputation of the resented by s in a ce a lineal de : ‘ommittee on Pate “House of Representa‘ United Stat “ WWASHINGTON, D. C., April 28, 1808. “Dear Madam: I have your letter of late @ate. If there is any earthly way to pass @ pension claim through this Congress I have failed to di over it. Occasionally a republican congressman gets one through for the rich widow of some officer, but for @ democrat to get one allowed for some worthy poor woman or man seems impossi- bie. I do not expect to get one bill passed out of sixty-five int ‘The Dingley bill does in enough money to rua the government, and the re- publicans are trying to make the pension- ers pay the balance by keeping them out of their just dues. Yi. jan from Missouri i three of his own bills favorably ed and one passed and approved by the President.” It was some language following this which Mr. Handy declared had not been uttered on the floor. Mr. Cannon’s Explanation. After some rcutine business was trans- acted, Mr. Cannon, rising to a question of personal privilege, recurred to the inei- dent in which he a1.d Mr. Ball hed figured. He caused the reporters’ notes to be read showing that he had replied te a statement of Mr. Bali's by saying it was a lle. Mr. Cannon said Mr. Ball’s statement he had found was rot diré.ted at him per- ly and therefore the rejoinder should Bot have beer made. He wished to with- éraw the expression. Mr. Ball had said that the vote in sup- port of permitting the Record to stand Was with the knowledge that the Record was fal Mr. Cannon said Mr. Ball's Statement, as fax as it applied to him, was 8 mistake. Closed With “America.” When the Speaker, at 2 o'clock, declared the House adjourned, the members on the ficor, after the gavel had fallen, rose tn their places and sang “My Country, 'Tis of Tk The galleries were crowded with S, who rose and joined in the hymna. At the conclusicn of the singing three cheers were given for the flag, three cheers for the army and navy, three for the united country and for the Speaker of the House. Then Mr. Otey of Virginia demanded three c rs for Joe Wheeler, and they Were given with a will. Some of the members procured small American flags and gathered in front of the Speaker's desk, where, for half an bour, they sang patriotic songs an@ cheered the army and navy heroes. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Senators Morgan and Allen Oppose Adjournment. The galleries of the Senate presented a brilliant sight at the opening of today’s fesrion. They were packed to the doors with National Educational Association visit- ors,'c large majority of whom were women. Rev. Dr. B. L. §Whitman, president of the Columbian University, invoked the Divine Dlessing. Mr. Allison reported from the committee on appropriations the House resolution pro- viding for final adjournment at 2 o'clock, and urged its passage. Mr. Morgan (Ala.) opposed the proposed adjournment, maintaining that it would be far more desiratie for Congress to take a Fecess until the first Monday in 3 Mr. Morgan said: “There is absolutely no capa | (anes a —— this time. a . tmproviden: dangerous Step. Thus far the President 4as not indi- 4 to Congress, so far as I know, that fe Gasives to be rid of us, and until he bas manifested such a desire we ought to re- ere.” ore eens to me that the war with Spain is drawing to a conclusion. The ending of the war will bring to Congress questions of the highest importance, of the greatest con- Sequence in our history. I should not be satisfied to go away under the circum- stances, leaving the President without our support. We do not know what emergen- cies confront us. what. dangers lie just ehead. If the army in the intense heat of a tr pical sun can stay in the field, we, in the midst of comfort, can remain here. It wou: 1 be a reproach to the government if, after we had gone away, the President in thirty or forty days should call us back, and I do not doubt that he will do so.” In response to a question by Mr. Allen as to whetier it was rot likely that peace negotiations, in view of the dispatches pub- shed this morning, might not requize the attention of Congress soon, Mr. Morgan said the suggestion was correct and apt. ‘The very moment,” said he, “that tho treaty of peace is sigred by the Presiaent and the government of Spain the military power of the President will cease, and the legislative branch of the government must provide a governmen: for any territory we may acquire by the war. The power of Cengress comes immediately into effect, and we ougit to be here to exercise it.” Mr. Allen opposed adjournment because the calendar was crowded, he said, with bills of the most important character. Mr. Gallinger interrupted him to say that he had just counted the measures still on the calendar, and there were just 116 gen- eral and thirty odd pension bills, a number fewer than had been on the calendar at adjournment at any time during the past twenty years. Resuming, Mr. Allen said many of the measures were of the highest importance, and instanced the bill permitting volun- teers in the front to cast their votes for members of Congress. Instantly Mr. Burrows of Michigan was cn his feet with a request Yor unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the con- sideration of, the volunteer bill, and that a vote be taken at 1 o'clock. He said that the repubhcan side ‘of the chamber had been endeavoring to get consideration for the measure and was ready to vote upon it. A half d¢zen objections were made. The resolution was adopted without di- vision. Mr. Thurston (Neb.) offered and secur2d the adoption of a resolution accepting the invitation of President G. W. Wattles of the trans-Mississippi international exposi- tion to attend the exposition at some time convenisnt to the Senate. The resolution provides that a committee of fifteen sena- tors be appointed to represent the Senate on the oceasicn of the visit. On motion of Mr. Allison the Senate then at 1:05 p.m., went into executive session. At 2:06 p.m. the Senate adjourned sine die. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker Reed, after an absence of several Gays, appeared today in the House, and when he mounted the stand to call the House to «rder was applauded by member® of tha House, who were joined heartily by the crowd that filled the galleries. Hun- dreds of members of the National Educa- tional Association were in attendance. Mr. Cannon (ill), chairman of the com- mittee on appropriations, presented a state- ment of the appropriations made by the Congress to date. Mr. Sayers (Tex.), the ranking democrat ef the committe> on appropriations, also made a statement and announced he wouid print in the Reeord a more complete analy- sis of the appropriations mad3 by this Con- gress. poe ees Sa ate ee SIGNING BILLS. The President Goes to the Capitol This Afternoon. The President went to the Capitol today to sign bills that were passed last evening. He signed a large number of these bills, which include a number of pension bills. Among those measures that received his signature are the following: To regulate the construction of barbed wir: fences in the District of Columbia. For the preservation of public peace and protection of property in the District of Columbia. Making appropriations to pay session em- Ployes of the House of Representatives. Amending the criminal laws of the Dis- trict of Columbta. Authorizing the reassessment of water main taxes in the District of Columbi To incorporate the Washington and Uni- versity Railroad Company of the District of Columbia. Joint resolution relating to electrie light wires west of Rock creek. To increase the number of ter sergeants in the United States arm: To correct an omission relative to officers on the staffs of corps commanders, etc. ‘Yo build a church on the West Point miil- tary reservation. To reimburse governors of states and ter- ritories for expenses incurred by them in aiding the United States to raise and or- ganize and supply with equipments tho vol- urteer army of the United States in the existing war with Spain. Authorizing the President to restore Maj. Jcseph W. Wham, paymaster, U. 8. A. to his former rank. Providing a steam fog whistle at the en- trance of Muskegon harbor in the state of Michigan. To correct the naval record of George G, Sherrard. Providing for the transfer from the. cir- cuit court of appeals of the ninth circuit of the Supreme Court of certain appeals from the district court of Alaska. Granting a right of way through the Pike's Peak timber land reservation. Fixing the pay end allowances of chap- lains in volunteer regiments. eee. OVERTURES, quartermas- NO PEACE But the Government Would Not Be Surprised to Receive Them. It can be stated authoritatively that no overtures toward peace have yet reached th? government. At the same time cabinet members look upon the situation as having more factors conducive to peace than at any time heretofore. It would be no sur- prise if peace overtures came to the gov- ernmsnt any moment, either directly from Spain or through some intermediary. This is felt to be so imminsnt that it leads to numerous rumors that actual overtures have assumed shape, but these reports are premature, and ar2 based on expectations which have assumed no tangible form. ‘This is not only the official statement of government authorities, but the same view is taken at the British, French, German and other foreign >mbassies and legations, where It is stated that the peace movement has not assumed definite form, but that all circumstances tend in the direction of a de- sire by Spain to terminata the conflict. None of the foreign representatives has yet received instructions to act in that direc- tion. ————-r-_____.. VESSELS FOR THE PLEET. Two More Will Soon Be Added to Those Off tiago. NEW YORK, July 8—The converted steam yacht Stranger will sail tomorrow from the navy yard for Key West, and later will join the fleet off the coast of Cu- ba. The Stranger’s battery has been in- creased, and she now carries one 14 and two 6-pounders forward and two machine guns aft. Several bags of mail matter for the officers and men of the squadron and land forces near Santiago will be taken south by the Stranger. The Siren is also under orders to sail south, and she will probably leave the yard by Sunday. Se A COMPANY DISGRACED. California Volunteers Disbanded and Sent Home by the Governor, OAKLAND, Cal., July 8—A_ sensation has been caused In Camp Barrett by the refusal of Company M of Woodland, 8th Regiment of California Volunteers, to ac- cept the officers appointed by Governor Budd. Only seven men consented to be mustered into the service of the United States. : The g at once ordered that the men be deprived of their uniforms and sent THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1898-12 PAGES. ; IT CAUSED A SENSATION ACTION OF, GERMANY CAMARA GOING TO SPAIN Diplomats in London Discuss Naval Attache Colwell's Alleged Action. If Report is True He May Be Treated Like Carransa and Du Bosc. LONDON, July 8.—The publication of the telegram alleged to hav3 come from Lieu- tenant Colwell, the United States naval at- tache here, and said to have been addressed to the Navy Department at Washington, in which tha naval attache was placed in the position of giving important information from Madrid to the authorities at Wash- ington, has caused a sensation among the diplomats here. They deem it remarkable that a naval at- tache should communicate te his govern- ment matters considered as wholly belong- ing to ths domain of diplomatic represent- atives, and it is freely predicted that if the reports of Lieutenant Colwell’s alleged ac- tivity in securing information from Spain can be proved, the Spanish ambassador will be instructed to protest against his remain- ing hare, on the same grounds as the Amer- ican protests against Senor Du Bose and Lieutenant Carranza, formerly of the Span- ish legation at Washington, remaining in Montreal. Based on Misapprehensio! The London reports concerning Lieut. Colwell are based on misapprehension aris- ing out of erroneous published reports that it was Colwell who gave the United States government informaticn that Spain would sue for peace this week. The government, a3 stated by the Asscciated Press, did re- ceive such ‘nformation, but the inference subsequently drawn by certain newspapers that Colwell sent the dispatch was not warranted. gers BUSY AT THEIR DEFENSES Spaniards Making Earthworks and Entrench- ments on Canary Islands. They Claim to Have 11,000 Troops at Las Palmas, but Probably Have Only About 5,000. LONDON, July 8.—The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon publishes a letter from Las Palmas, capital of the Canary Islands, in which the writer says under date of July 1: “In view of the prospective visit of the Americans, the Spaniards are busy at their defenses. At the present moment the means of repelling an attack and preventing a landing are miserably inadequate. They consist of a battery of mixed smoothbore and rifled muzzle-loaders on the heights overlooking the harbor, six obsolete field guns north of the mole, a six-gun battery in the artillery barracks within the town and a small saluting battery. With mod- ern long-range guns, the Americans could quickly wreck the batteries from outside the zone of the Spanish fire. “The Spaniards boast of 11,000 infantry here, but ft is Improbable that they will be able to muster over 5,000. The soldiers are drilling incessantly, and fatigue parties are throwing up earthworks and entrenching the heights. ‘The troops are armed with the new long-range rifle. Several camps are visible from the harbor, but persons not connected with the service are not al- lowed to approach them. “The slightest incident causes excitement ameng the soldiers and citizens. Vessels approaching are closely inspected, and if there are any doubts as to thelr identity troops are called out. “When the British steamer Garth Castle last arrived here on her way to the Cape of Good Hope the Spaniards thought she was an American warship. The troops were called out to repel an attack and a torpedo boat was sent out to reconnoiter.”” EEE ESTEE A SPANISH PRIVATEER. Said to Be Hovering Off the Pacific Coast. The Navy Department has been informed that a Spanish privateer carrying five guns is hovering off the coast of British Colum- bia. According to last accounts the priva- teer was between Prince Charlotte sound and Dixon's Entrance. Prompt ins*uctions have been sent to the military authorities of the northwest coast to prepare for a visitation. ——-e.+—_____ WILL PROBABLY RECOVER. Col. Mosher Reported to Be Doing Fairly Well. Information has been received at the War Department in regard to the condition of Capt. Theodore Mosher of the 22d Infaritry, who has just been appointed Neutenant col- onel of the ist District of Columbia Vol- unteer Infantry in recognition of his gal- lant services in the attack on Santiago last Friday. It was embodied in a cable mes- sage from Gen. Shafter sent in response to @ personal request from the Secretary of War. Gen. Shafter said that Lieut. Col. Mosher was wounded in the abdomen, but was doing fairly well. The attending sur- geon, Dr. M. W. Wood, says he will prob- ably recover. ——_—__--- ____ Friends of the District Remembered. Chairman Babcock and Mr. Richardson of the House District committee were pre- sented each with a basket of flowers today by the citiz2ns of Congress Heights. Cards attached to the baskets were addressed to Mr. Babcock as the President of the United States six years hence, and to Mr. Richard- on as the Speaker of the next democratic House. —_-—__.=. Marine Corps Lieutenants, The President has appointed R. B. Fauntleroy, Beverly C. Mosby, J. F. Mc- Gill, F. H. Delano, C. A. Taussig and J. Cc. Breckinridge to be second Heutenants in the United States Marine Corps. ———+ + _____. To Inspect Camp Alger. Lieutenant Colonel Chas. Smart, deputy surgeon general, has been ordered to visit Camp Alger, Va., for the purpose of mak- ing careful inspection of the sanitary con- dition of that post, giving special attention to the water supply and to the etiology of cases of typhoid fever occurring in that camp. He will make his report to the Sec- retary of War. —_+e+—__—__ Gen. Garretson’s Brigade. Information recetved at the War Depart- ment is that 1,800 men, composing a regi- ment and a battalion of General Garret- son’s brigade, will leave Charleston, 8. C., today for Santiago on the cruisers Yale and Columbia, now at that port. Two regi- ments of Garretson’s brigade, the 6th Mas- sachusetts and the 6th Illinois, are at Charleston, and the understanding here is that those which will leave today are the Massachusetts regiments and one battalion of the 6th Illinois. There are not adequate transport accommodations to take all the men’ at once, and General Garretson has telegraphed the War Department that if Lieut. SELECTION DEFERRED. Hawalian a@ Other Commissioners ~ to Be Appointed During Recess. ‘The Hawaiian commissioners who are to constitute the government of those islands will not be appointed until after the ad- journment of Congress. The deferment of announcement of choice is due to a press- ure of other, duties on the part of the Presi- dent precluding his disposition of the mat- ter immediately. As recess appointees they can proceed immediately to the execution of governmental funtions, though open to confirmation when Congress reconvenes. Secretary Day went to the cabinet meet- ing this morning carrying a large portfolio, which was thought to contain the names FINANCE AND TRADE Large Operators Continue to Show Lack of Interest. > : Prelude to ‘a Decisive Step in the Philippines. : SHE WANTS A COALING STATION His Squadron Has Re-Entered the Canal on its Homeward Journey. It Had@ Been Outside the Three-Mile Limit at Sues Awaiting j the Pelayo. AWAITING DECISIVE WAR NEWS Anglo-German-American Agreement. May Be the Outcome. SUEZ, Egypt, July 8—The Spanish “squadron under Admiral Camara has ro- turned here, and is prepared to re-erter Adjournment of Congress and Peace Prospects Influence Prices. ee of the members of the Hawaiian commis- < the canal on its way back to Spain. sion and the Canadian commission. Before A DIPLOMATIC CRISIS] Camars's squadron had been anchored | he left the department Senator Elkins had wi _~* | beyond the three-mile limit, where it | a talk with him in regard to the Canadian] GENERAL MARKET REPORTS =< awaits the Pelayo. commission, and Justice McKenna and Sen- {oth : i vs to the Ha- — rT bl ning Star. _ | etor Perkins saw him relative aeane eee Bora, 188) Fee eee av tetas. Shc SOT | atinn Soommalaion | ae rebaat bt thie tall Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 8—London prices for American railway shares were fractionally higher this morning as the result of the peace prospects presented by the foreign press. The local market responded will- ingly to this outlook and ruled steady at fractional advances from the closing level. The volume of business was limited +o the familiar proportions of a traders’ mar- ket, and except in a few instances reflect ed a lack of interest on the part of the larger operators. The Vanderbilt issues, N>w York Central in particular, were advanced under good buying for substantial gains. The influence of this buying served to steady the entire lst, some speculative buying by the room being noted in the Grangers and a few of the low-priced specialties. Manhattan and Brooklyn Rapid Transit are quoted as being Probabl> parties to % contract looking to an enlarged excursion business. The latter property has made satisfac- tory strides toward the dividend list and its friends are confident of an early achieve- ment of this result. While some indications of reviving inter- est in speculation are apparent, the public 4s disposed to await further war advices before proceeding with any extension of stock risks. The adjournment of Congress and the peace arguments now prevailing here had some influence already, but have not been received as evidences of a certain cessation of hostilities. In addition to the caution suggested by the probability of early and important news from the front, there is the new government war loan tending toward the same end. Semi-official figures have since the first few days of the subscription given assur- ances of a large over inquiry, and there can be no doubt as to the government's position in the matter. Financial institutions which must bear the brunt of this demand are holding large sums of cash in readiness to meet the needs of depositors. If the loan has been subscribed four times ov=r its total amount then four times as much money as the gov- er be available. ailing to Gnd employment for th ernor and salutes were exchanged. PARIS, July 8—A dispatch from Ismailia Says the Spanish squadron has re-entered the canal on its way back to Spain. THE TELEPHONE RATES LONDON, July &8—Developments of high international import may be expected in the Philippines within the next few weeks. Information reaches me today from a. high London diplomatic quarter that the unprecented action ef Germany in marshal- ing her whole eastern squadron at Manila is the prelude to a decisive step. My informant, who cannot well be misin- formed, says that a decision has already been arrived at in Berlin to occupy one of the Philippine Islands as a coaling station in the far east, which, the kaiser said re- cently, was vital to Germany’s position as @ great power. tte Prince Henry's Decision. Further decision as to exactly which island shall be occupied and the exact day of the occupation awaits Prince Henry's arrival at Manila, whither he is now bound, but at most it will be only a ques- tion of weeks. My subsequent inquiries in other well- informed quarters indicate that Germany's creation of a coaling station at the Phil- ippines is confidently expected in German diplomatic quarters, The British government can hardly be vtiaware of these German diplomatic ex- pectations, supported as they are by naval preparations, The question of pressing moment is what England and America mean to do when Germany shows her hand. The kaiser's preparaticn to land German troops at Delagoa bay, ostensibly to pro- tect Germaa Interests in the Transvaal, provoked England immediately to create a flying squadron. As President Kruger said: “The old woman at Windsor sneezed, and where was Germany then?” The Outcome. But strong pro-German pressure has been breught to bear on the foreign office of late in connection with tie large British there was some mention of the names of Senators Gray of Delaware, Hoar of Mas- sachusetts, Representative Dingley, chair- man of the ways and means committee, and Mr. Jchn A. Kasson as among those likely to go on the Canadian commission. Their selection, however, was conjectural, as it was known that the President him- self had not reached a determination as to the personnel of the commission up to the time the cabinet met. It was understood, however, that arnouncement might be made after the meeting. The Hawaiian commission will be named very soon, but the other, not requiring the assent of the Senate, is likely to be deferred for appoint- ment during the recess.. The appointment of the members of both the international Canadian commission to settle all disputes between Canada and the United States and the non-partisan indus- trial commission to investigate the entire subject of immigration, labor, manufacture and business also have been deferred till later and will be made as recess appoint- ments subject likewise to confirmation at the next session. This announcement is authoritative. : a ee DARING CAVALRYMEN. Course to Be Pursued Pending the Proposed Litigation, The Company Not Disposed to Sus- pend Collections While the New Law is in Dispute. Now that it is conceded by both sides in the controversy over the telephone rates that the question at issue, as far, at least, as the legality of the rates fixed by the new law 1s concerned, is to be settled by test cases, which are to be brought shortly in the courts, subscribers who have not paid their bills for the next quarter are wonder- ing what course t6 pursu2. A_ representative of the telephone com- pany tersely remarked to a Star reporter today, when that phase of the matter was brought to his attention, “You don’t sup- Pos2 the telephone company is going to do business for nothing, do you?” This seems to outline the course that the company expects to pursue in such cases, and it follows that when payment is re- fused the service will be discontinued. A Truce Proposed. There has been some suggestion that a sort of a truce be agreed upon and, pending the decision in the proposed litigation, that no bills be collected and the telephone sub- scribers be allowed to continue the use of their instruments. This, however, is not, Major Bell Rescued Amid a Shower of Bullet: A private letter from the field, dated June 25, tells of a daring deed performed by Captain Chas. G. Ayres and Lieutenant Vidmer, 10th United States Cavalry. On the previous day when the rough riders charged the enemy the regular cavalry vent to their support, and during the fight Major Bell, Ist Cavalry, fell wounded in advance of the lines. Captain Ayres and Lieutenant Vidmer of his troop went to his assistance, and amid a shower of bul- lets carried him to a place of safety. A cable message of more recent date than » bal- vine the letter says that Captain Ayres is in| ance in a government transaction, unsuc mining concessions in the Shansi province | apparently, the view the company takes. It | guoa health: cessful bidders exe expecte to turn to the or China. has been the policy of the company to ac- ~ securities of private corporations. In con- Russia having, throvcgh a Belgian syndi- | cept all checks paid according to the old The District Troops. sequence of this prospect there i rates, but under protest, and also checks drawn in accordance with the new rates, the amount being credited on the bills. Of course, where the subscriber has noti- fied the company to remove the instru- ment unless the new law is complied with, the "phone, it is stated, will be removed | upon the expiration of the ten days’ notice as required in the company’s contract. It cate, secured the Pékin-Hankow railway concession, nas shut Shansi out from its natural outlet via the Yangtsi river, and- the British capitalists, therefore, are anx- ieus to join hands with Germany to secure an outlet via the German province of Shan- tung. Will this lead ‘the British foreign office 4 fair "ssl market for all securities at any con frem recent tor Declines are because there is Ittle an¢ en almost compiete of material or. which to sell. Buying is contemplated in many in- stances, should present optimistic forecasts be realized, but there is no belief in hasty action. It is said at the War Department that the steamer Catania will probably arrive at Santiago this evening or tomorrow morn- ing. The people of the District are aspe- cially interested in the movements of this vessel, for the reason that she is bearing the Ist District of Columbia Volunteer In- is also likely the company will remove in- ay tiago for service with Gen. | 4 decisive victory by the army ts awaited to acquiesce in’*German designs on the | struments where the rent agreed upon has Saeed eeosas: atthe front. Io case of nec} 22d the receipt of such news should find Philippines? Will’ America concur? If so, | not been paid. A = emia raghraceend tometer ra osama ge ty {na peculiarly responsive con- in’, : ri va ve e cl y' ome >To! a ei Mr. Chamberlain's Anglo-German-Ameri- A SubsceibeDh: HeadlationL arrival this evening strict b dition, je moment profits are taken likely to take part in the general attack on Santiago, which is to be made tomorrow by the combined forces under Gen. Shafter and Admiral Sampson. us they accrue, and delivery hours is usual- ly_a period for curtailing risks over night. Professional traders are in control of prices d while following good buying oc- can understanding may. soon become anac- ecmplished fact. ee NEWS FROM MARYLAND. The First Co-Operative Building Associa- tion of Georgetown gave a check to the collector of the telephone company, which casionally, are not disposed to walt for rey 3 he afterward attempted to return, but The ist Illinois Regiment ts also due at] large returns. The entire market closed Cardinal Gibbons! Entertained at | which was refused. under its best level beca se of this general evening up at the end of the week. > FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Santiago tonight. The only other reinforce- ments due at Santiago de Cuba in advance of the arrival of the troops now being em- barked at Charleston and those which started from New York yesterday, are the six light batteries of artillery which lett Key West on the 6th instant. ‘hese troops embarked on slow-going steamers, and are not expected to reach Santiago be- fore Sunday or Monday and consequently will hardly be able to take part In the pro- posed attack on Santiago tomorrow. is a. Troops Well Rested. Secretary Alger was smiling and appar- Cumberland—Cipt. Lowndes’ Recruits Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND} Ma., July 7.—Richard ©. Kerens is entert#ining at Elkins, W. Va., Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Dona- hoe of Wheeling, On, Tuesday, these gen- | tlemen, with Gov. “Lowndes, were dined here by General Manager C: L. Bretz of the West Virginia’ Central railroad. Among the Washingtonians at Frostburg, Mad., for the summer are Miss Williamson, Mr. and Mrs, H. I. Hetskell and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hall and family, Miss Nannie Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jennings and family, Mrs. Blandford, Miss The company, however, has returned the check by mail, refusing to accept the new rate and claiming payment under the old contract. The following reply has been sent to Mr. Samuel M. Bryan, the presi- dent and general manager of the company: “On this date your letter received, re- turning check given you July 6, for $12.50. for telephone service. Said check is held subject to your call. Due notice is hereby given that shculd any attempt be made by your company or any of its reprcsenta- tives thereof to remove the ‘phone, or !n ary manner interfere with our service, a svit for damage will at once be instituted. We are complying with the law created by Congress, which body reserved the right The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, membe New York stock exchange. Corresponden Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. American Sprrits... n n 3. McNeeley, Mr.| at the time your company was chartered, | CBtly well satisfied with the situation when See ease eta a aaa | tO emnens Or ania amin chester abemer ier: (ie ixcb area tie ier Department from | Baltimore & wae. Pare eee aren srsn tee aes iecconcven dhs miei to communicate the | the cabinet meeting. He said word haa | Brooklyn H. Transit. enna : The letter was signed by the treasurer of | CO? from Gen. Shafter that our troops | Caurda Pacific... ereteke CADE nares Tho hoe bean out on are.| the Fifst Co-operative Building Associa. | Were Well rested, and had made much pro- Sarre ny yO a =< os Soe eee ae Regiment, has se- | tion. Mr. George W. King, a well-known | gress in preparing for what was before | chicago Bea Qn” 06% 10635 Saved ino miencHie needed only 123 to com-| Tesident and prominent business man of 3% them. The Secretary would not discuss the bombardment of tomorrow. While there is a well-grounded report as to the plan of action, yet the Secretary and other officials are anxious to give the movement all that additional force which attends surprise. When asked as to the current reports that peace propositions wer? in hand, Secretary Alger said he had not heard of anything in that direction. ek Pa Ne a ROW OVER CUT RATES, the West End. The sentiments expressed by Mr. King are echoed by all of the busi- ness men, though the building association has taken the initiative in the matter. Commissioners Interested. At the suggestion of Commissioner Wight, the question of whether the Dis- trict, in paying for its telephones, should be guided by the provisions of the current District appropriation bill governing tel- erhone rentals here, was recently referred to the attorney for the District for his opinion. That official submitted his opin- ion to the Commissioners today, holdiag that they are bound by the law in ques- tien. ‘The law makes it unlawful for any per- son or tel2phone company doing business here to charge or receive more than $50 per annum for the use of a telephone on a sep- arate wire; $4 for each telephon», there being not more than two on a wire; $30 for each telephone, there being not more than three on a wire, and $25 for each tzlephone, there being four or more on the same wire. In view of the opinion of their attorney, it is understood the Commissioners will invite Presid2nt Bryan of the Chesapeake und Potomac Telephone Company to a confer- ence with them on the subject tomorrow morning, plete the complement of the 2d Battalion, and the remainder will go to fill the quota of the Ist Battalion. Capt. Lowndes, it is believed, will soon be promoted te the majorship of the 2d Battalion, — MAJ. STAHLMAN’S FEE. Den. & Kw Granae, pra Senate Was Decéfved by His Repre- Genetai sentations. The Senate conimittee on claims today mode its report upon the investigation by the committee into the payment of the claim of the Methodist book concern and the payment to Maj. BH. B. Stahiman of $100,800, as an agent in getting the claim through. The committee finds that the Sen- ate was deceived by the representations of Mr. Stahiman and Messrs. Barbee and Smith, the book agents; but absolves the Methodist Church South, as such, from blame in the matter. It is also found that no senator or representative in Congress re- ceived any mon3y in connection with the claim. The testimony taken was also made public. The principg] witnesses were Mr. Stahlman and Mr. Barbee. ———_+>+—____ NO BARBED WIRE FENCES. Local Chinese Laundries Involved in Legal Proceedings. There is a big row on in Chinese laundry circles. Today Moy Guy You, Moy Pok You and Moy You Lin entered sult, through Attorney R. R. Beall, against Moy eGe You, otherwise known as Hop Sing, asking that the-defendant be permanently restrained from advertising and doing laundry worw at any rate less than that agreed upon by all the laundrymen inter- ested in the sult, so long as he remains in the laundry business in this city, and that he be further restrained from opening a leundry next to any laundry place already rented for such purposes. It is set forth that the parties at issue Missouri Pacific. Nations) Lead Co. New Jersey Censrai ew York Centrai. Wa ton Stock Exchaoge, Notice.—On motion, the exchange decided to &d- fourn over Saturdays during the months of July, August and September. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Cxpital Trac- The House Bill Prohibiting Its Use Passed by the Senate. Joe CUPID MAKES A CAPTIVE. Vi 5 47% a The Senate has passed Senate bill 3816, —— signed an agreement for a standard scale | tn Monotspe, N00 at 1s, Bout 15. Ainerionn relieving Mary J. Cranston, wife of Wm.| Capt. Hall of the U. S. Volunteers Be- | of prices for laundry work. The defendant, | Graphophone, 100 at 13, 100 at 13, 35 at 18. comes a Benedict. Capt. Chas. H. Hall of the Virginia vol- unteers was made happy today, when he stood before Justice W. Carroll Mattingly, Moy Gee Gou, or Hop Sing, has broken faith and has reduced prices, threatening to induce his other friends among the Chi- namen residing in the city and engaged in the laundry business, to also cut rates, so M. Cranston of the District of Columbia, from the operation of the act to restrict the ownership of réal estate in the terri~ tories to American citizens. American Graphophone, pfd., 32 at 13%, 100 at 13%, 100 at 13%, 45 at 13% After call—Capital Traction, 5 at 73. District of Columbia Bonds. — Fund. currency 3.658, 114 bid, 115% asked. Mi neous Bonds. — Metropollt: The Senate also sed House bill 9204, | holdi the hand of Millette H. Lantery, | as to make the laundry business remunera- | 115% bid. Metropolitan R.R. conv. 6s, prohibiting the ae) of barbed. aoe ieek and ea the magistrate pronounce ae aie ~ mend plaintiffs, and to drive them 4 asked, Rae ee A a its oO! ict O- out 0! yusiness. ness, - a “ed Iumbla. ‘No such fence may be maintained, | man and wife. When the President called | (Ut of Dusines®... Moy Gee You had as- | tificate of indebtedners, B, 107 bid, 108 asked. . 118 bid, 122 asked. Belt RR. according to the bill, in ‘the District out- side the fire limits except by permit from the Commissioners. for volunteers Hall and the young lady were living in Fauquier county, Virginia, and had concluded that they would cast their lots together. But Hall was so ‘filled with patriotism that he concluded he would enlist. He left home, but did not carry his heart with him, for Miss Millette held it with the cords of love. Soon the captain. sisted in organizing and was one of the chief leaders in a society known as “High- binders,” an association having for ite principal object the injury of every outside Chinaman in the “city: The plaintiff paid the defendant $200 to sign the contract to vphold prices, but he has, they claim, con- tinued to act in bad faith. The case will be interesting when it comes to trial, and will doubtless involve the en- A SPANISH PRIVATEER, Mile Given’ Report That One ‘Batieh) Columbia. No Credence is Off ton Market Co. exten. ly 8.—The report Sociation 5s, 106% bid. SAN FRANCI from Washingto®te Cc i teer | 2S given to understood that he might go jocal Chit colony. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washi , 285 tte ecine oot E eoppenlehs privateer to the front, and he decided that he would | “7° ' ga ae bid Stetopaltat. 308 bid" Genital. 188 aed. bla Js not credited! hEPE: “Sonic time ago it | eve Ms name with his girl in the old | Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. | Citizens’, 140 bid. Columbia, i20 bid. Capital, was reported thif s Shan named Brown |0mition, and so Miss tery, being Co., bankers | 120. bid. ‘93 bid, 98 rahe", hi W. B. Hibbs & , came here and this’ morning was | acd beim, vit Fak 1427 F st., members New York ds had cabled from, Victoria to the Spanish | with the captain. A friend procured the | stock exchange, correspondents Messrs, PhS gl BR a eg wg 4 authorities at Mafra King for letters of | requisite license and the couple went to | Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. ae 127% bid, 129 |. American Se- marque to fit aprivateer and prey | Justice Mattingly and were united in the GRAIN. and Trost, iad bid. Wash. Safe Deposit, upon the treasurel-shis coming from the | holy bonds of matrimony. Now Capt. Hall * Klondike. At the 4imgothis was thought to | is receiving the congratulations of friends, Insurance Stocks. —Firemen's, 27 bid. Franklin, be merely an ady; Ing scheme to revive | and when he goes to the front he will be = = — pe ag thes nie ce , ih the ee <a able to sing: “To fight fo: my country Atmertona, 105 bid. Natitoal”Naton. Bip bid. Coe asia Barges ‘Brown and you, dear.” bid, 11 asked. Riggs, . 8 asked. found at Victoria:: Ifim Spanish privateer me Pee ag ES. ig he is really cruising off British Columbia she Death of C, H. Hasker. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 8.—C. H. Hasker, senior member of the firm of Hasker & Marcuse, died today. He came to America from G2rmany, and served as a confederate during the civil war. He was made lieuten- Bt will have rich ng. - Staff Positions. for ;Washingtonians. Gen. George Q. Montgomery was in the city yesterday. He’expects very shortly to be given a co! . When he ts, two ‘Telephore namely, Mr. T. W! 1d Bullock, young- ncilad Merrimac, and was in did, o gat son of the lato Hey. Dr. _Bamleck, and Ens Shaoes Dohe between the Siscehmns ant Ke oy Tr. jur S.. Mason, : e lat judge “Roads. Mason of Kentucky. ‘Gen. Montgomery and | ‘t® Monitor In Hampton 15% asked. Coal Going to Manila. asked ' NEW YORK, July 8.—It was learned to- Kee, 110 bid. 125 ssued. Norfolk and Wasbingota day that 40,000 tons of coal are now on the a. . ‘way to the Philippine Islands, where it wil! — - | Government Bonds. ney, Li) AAO De DOr i ’